Open Doors?
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Open House, Arts and Human Rights Festival, Digital Depot Flea Market
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Hi!!
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Wednesday’s public-sector strike made a very visible difference across Dublin. Schools were closed, traffic was much lighter than normal and many hospital appointments and services were cancelled as well. That understandably caused a lot of frustration for people who had absolutely no involvement in the dispute but still had to deal with the consequences.
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The next planned strike has been put on hold while the Government and unions talk, which is probably good news for everyone. Industrial action is meant to make a point, but when schools, hospitals and other essential services are affected, the disruption very quickly reaches far beyond the people actually involved in the argument.
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This weekend, Open House Dublin is one of the more interesting things happening around the city. I still think of it as the Culture Night of architecture: a chance to get inside buildings you normally only pass from the outside and learn more about Dublin’s architecture and history.
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I do have one complaint, though. In the earlier years of Open House, the weekend was full of walk-in events. You had to queue, but you could simply turn up and spend the day discovering lots of places. Since Covid, much more of the programme requires pre-booking and by the time the weekend arrives, most of those slots are long gone. There are still some walk-in events, but I really hope future editions bring back more of that spontaneous “just turn up and explore” feeling….just like Culture Night!
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If you haven’t booked anything, don’t give up. Check the remaining walk-in programme and see what you can still discover around Dublin this weekend.
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Let’s see what’s on this week.
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Free events in Dublin this weekend…
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Saturday 17 October
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++ There will be no public tours in the National Museums thanks to the “Industrial Action” of the Public Sector Unions. This also means that all Open House events at the National Museums are cancelled.
+ Variety of Public Tours at the National Gallery https://www.nationalgallery.ie/whats-on
+ Variety of Tours and talks at the National Museums in Kildare Street and at Collins Barracks https://www.museum.ie/en-ie/eventcalendar
+ Saturdays at Buddy’s Farmers Market 08:30-14:30 Unit D, Ballymun Industrial Park, 16 Carton Rd, Dublin 11 https://www.facebook.com/dublinartisanmarket/
?+ Airfield Estate Farmers’ Market 09:00-14:30 Airfield Estate, Overend Ave, Dundrum, Dublin 14 https://www.airfield.ie/farmers-market-at-airfield-estate
+ Supernatural Food Market – Food & Farmer’s Market 09:00-15:00 St Andrew’s Resource Centre, 114-116 Pearse St., Dublin 2 https://www.facebook.com/thesupernaturalfoodmarket
+ Family Fun Day – comic book creativity, living history, magic, music and messy play – Red Line Book Festival 10:00-16:00 Tallaght Library and Parthalán Place, Tallaght, Dublin 24 https://redlinefestival.ie/family-day
++ Open House Dublin – Drop-in-Tours 10:00-17:00 various locations https://openhousedublin.com
+ St. Anne’s City Farm – Visit this community farm, run by volunteers 10:00-15:00 St. Anne’s Park, Raheny, Dublin 5 https://www.facebook.com/Stannescityfarm/
?+ Blackrock Market 11:00-17:30 Main Street, Blackrock, Co. Dublin https://www.facebook.com/BlackrockMarket/
+ Bushy Park Market 11:00-16:00 Bushy Park (next to Padel & Tennis Club), Terenure, Dublin 6 https://www.dublincity.ie/parks-and-nature/dublin-city-parks/visit-park/bushy-park
+ Jobs Expo Dublin 11:00-16:00 RDS, Merrion Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4 https://events.jobsexpo.ie/jobs-expo-dublin-17th-october-2026/ (Booking required)
+ In Conversation with the photographic and film archive project @the_liberties_sos 12:00-13:00 The Bank at The Digital Hub, 85 James’s Street, Dublin 8 https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/2002200265893 (Booking required)
+ Open House Dublin: Pop up visits to Kilmainham Mill – Dublin City Culture Club 12:00/13:00 Kilmainham Mill, Dublin 8, D08 R720 https://cultureclubdublin.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/shows/873690843 (Booking required)
+ Repair Café – TOG Hackerspace 12:00-16:00 Tog Hackerspace, Kylemore Road, Unit 1B, Dublin 12 https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/repair-cafe-tickets-1997859803453 (Booking required) |
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+ Crocus Bulb Planting – Family Event – Mask Community Garden 14:00 Mask Community Garden, Mask Green, Artane, Dublin 5 https://www.facebook.com/events/988350913523626
+ Fictions, Frictions & Evictions: Between Art and Action: Another Brick in the Wall – In Conversation 14:00-15:00 The Bank at The Digital Hub, 85 James’s Street, Dublin 8 https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/2002211959870 (Booking required)
+ STEAM Saturday: Lego and Duplo Freeplay (for ages 4+) 14:00-15:30 Clondalkin Library, Monastery Road, Dublin 22 https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/2002134762972 (Booking required)
?+ Seamus Heaney: Listen Now Again – Family Tour 14:00-15:00 Seamus Heaney: Listen Now Again, Bank of Ireland Culture & Heritage Centre, College Green, Dublin 2, D02 VR66 https://www.nli.ie/exhibitions-events/family-tour-seamus-heaney-listen-now-again (R)
+ IMMA Drop-in Tour 14:30-15:00 Irish Museum of Modern Art, Royal Hospital, Kilmainham, Dublin 8 https://imma.ie/whats-on/guided-tours/ (R)
+ Studio Songs by Daughter Of A Drum – Music, Dance, Artist Talk – Irish Arts and Human Rights Festival 14:30-15:30 Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality, 30 Sandycove Road, Sandycove, Co. Dublin https://smashingtimes.ie/event/studio-songs-by-daughter-of-a-drum/ (Booking required)
+ Lego Club (Age 6-12) 15:00-16:00 North Clondalkin Library, 1 Liscarne Close, Dublin 22 https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/2001398496780 (Booking required)
+ Fictions, Frictions and Evictions: exhibiting writers and researchers discuss how housing data becomes lived experience, story and public debate 15:00-16:00 The Bank at The Digital Hub, 85 James’s Street, Dublin 8 https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/2002613969291
+ Nervous System – Joan Somers Donnelly – A lecture performance on knowledge, power and planning in Ireland 16:00-17:30 The Bank at The Digital Hub, 85 James’s Street, Dublin 8 https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/nervous-system-tickets-2002614261164 (Booking required)
+ Songs from the Red Line – Songwriter Night – Red Line Book Festival 19:00-21:00 Áras Chrónáin, Irish Cultural Centre, Orchard Road, Clondalkin, Dublin 22 https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/1999537212629 (Booking required)
+ Kirtan Circle by Candlelight – call-and-response devotional singing – Bhakti Marga Ireland 19:00-21:00 St Andrews Community Centre, 468 South Circular Road, Rialto, Dublin 8 https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/1999486429736 (Booking required)
?+ Live Gypsy Jazz – Gig 19:30-23:00 Mother Reilly’s, 26-32 Upper Rathmines Road, Dublin 6 https://www.facebook.com/events/772554088564616
+ Blues Power + The Rods and Mockers – Gig 20:00 Fibber Magees, 81 Parnell Street, Dublin 1 https://www.facebook.com/events/1439498178043993/
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Sunday 18 October
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++ The National Museum in Kildare Street is closed today thanks to the “Industrial Action” of the Public Sector Unions. https://www.museum.ie/en-IE/News/Temporary-Closure-the-National-Museum-of-Ireland
+ Variety of Public Tours at the National Gallery https://www.nationalgallery.ie/whats-on
+ Variety of Tours and talks at the National Museums in Kildare Street and at Collins Barracks https://www.museum.ie/en-ie/eventcalendar
+ Irish Stammering Association – In-Person Celebration – International Stuttering Awareness Day 10:00-15:00 Hilton Dublin Kilmainham, South Circular Road, Dublin 8 https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/2002479075821 (Booking required)
+ St. Anne’s City Farm – Visit this community farm, run by volunteers 10:00-15:00 St. Anne’s Park, Raheny, Dublin 5 https://www.facebook.com/Stannescityfarm/ (R)
+ Run Talk Run – Phoenix Park Run of Mental Health Peer Support Group for adults 10:50 Phoenix Park Visitor Centre, Phoenix Park, Dublin 8 https://bit.ly/RTRDublin
(Booking required)
+ Herbert Park Food & Farmers Market 11:00-16:00 Herbert Park, Dublin 4 https://spillaneworldmarkets.com/herbert-park/
+ St. Patrick’s Park Market – Books, gifts and crafts 11:00-17:30 St. Patrick’s Park, next to St. Patrick’s Cathedral, Dublin 8 https://www.facebook.com/stpatricksparkmarket/
+ Blackrock Market 11:00-17:30 Main Street, Blackrock, Co. Dublin https://www.facebook.com/BlackrockMarket/ (R)
++ Open House Dublin – Drop-in-Tours 11:00-17:00 various locations https://openhousedublin.com
++ Digital Hub Flea Market 11:00-16:00 Digital Hub, Thomas Street, Dublin 8 https://www.facebook.com/thedigitalhub
+ Native Irish Bird Walk & Talk 12:00-13:00 Sean Walsh Memorial Park, Whitestown Way Car Park, Rathfarnham https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/2000379941253 (Booking required)
+ The Dublin Halloween Flea Market with 40 stalls 12:00-17:00 Lost Lane, Grafton Street, Dublin 2 https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/2002129634633 |
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+ Hugh Lane Gallery Sunday Concert: Hard Rain SoloistEnsemble 13:00-14:00 Abbey Presbyterian Church, Parnell Square North, Dublin 1 https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/1998220430097 (Booking required)
+ IMMA Drop-in Tours 14:30-15:00 Irish Museum of Modern Art, Royal Hospital, Kilmainham, Dublin 8 https://imma.ie/whats-on/guided-tours/ (R)
+ Edged in Blue – A Rock ‘n’ Roll Odyssey with Rory Gallagher: Author Dónal Gallagher in Conversation with Tom Dunne 15:00-17:00 The Button Factory, Curved Street, Dublin 2 https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/2002894611700 (Booking required)
+ River Biodiversity Walk and Talk 15:00-16:00 Jim Lawlor Bridge, River Dodder, Rathfarnham https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/2000381052577 (Booking required)
+ Spoons: Disability Cabaret 18:00-21:00 Drop Dead Twice,. 18/19 Francis Street, Dublin 8 https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1997831821759 (Booking required)
+ Organ Freeman – Weekly Jazz Sundays 18:00-20:30 The Big Romance, 98 Parnell Street, Dublin 1 https://www.jazzireland.ie/jazz-events/residency/organ-freeman-weekly-jazz-sundays-39.html (R)
+ Let’s talk Small Business in Ireland: Share, Ask & Connect – Networking Event – Lighthouse Hub 19:30-21:00 The Factory (Boland’s Mills), Barrow Street, Dublin 4 https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/2002757540717 (Booking required)
+ Jawbone: Acoustic Blues & Folk Commune 20:00 Arthur’s Blues & Jazz Club, 28 Thomas Street, Dublin 8 https://www.facebook.com/events/2884885621692568/2884885678359229 (R)
+ The Comedy Crunch – Comedy 21:00-22:45 Stag’s Head, 1 Dame Court, Dublin 2 https://www.facebook.com/thecomedycrunch (R)
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And the free events for next week….
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Please note: To speed up the creation of the weekday section of the Dublin Event Guide, I am experimenting with a few minor changes. One is that I am not adding the full address of the venue to all events anymore (for now). If you don’t know where the venue is, you will find it by checking the event link.
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Monday 19 October
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+ Variety of Tours and talks at the National Museums in Kildare Street and at Collins Barracks https://www.museum.ie/en-ie/eventcalendar
+ Variety of Public Tours at the National Gallery https://www.nationalgallery.ie/whats-on
+ Seamus Heaney: Listen Now Again – Family Tour 11:30-12:30 / 14:00-15:00 Seamus Heaney: Listen Now Again, Bank of Ireland Culture & Heritage Centre, College Green, Dublin 2, D02 VR66 https://www.nli.ie/exhibitions-events/daily-tours-seamus-heaney-listen-now-again-0 (R)
+ Humanarium at RCSI – Dublin City Culture Club 11:00 RCS, 118 St Stephen’s Green, Dublin 2 https://cultureclubdublin.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/shows/873691246 (Booking required)
+ OPW Tour of St Audoen’s Church & Visitor Centre – Dublin City Culture Club 11:00 St Audoen’s Church & Visitor Centre, Corn Market (near High St.), Dublin 8 https://cultureclubdublin.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/shows/873691250 (Booking required)
+ Donal Kirk & Anto Drennan – Gig 20:00-23:30 M.J. Wright, 17 South Great George’s Street, Dublin 2 https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/1990182411166
+ Song Cycle – Singer Songwriter Night – Open Night with special guests – Little Whelan’s 21:00 Whelan’s, 25 Wexford Street, Dublin 2 https://www.whelanslive.com/event/song-cycle/
+ The Comedy Crunch – Comedy 21:00-22:45 Stag’s Head, 1 Dame Court, Dublin 2 https://www.facebook.com/thecomedycrunch
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Tuesday 20 October
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+ Variety of Tours and talks at the National Museums in Kildare Street and at Collins Barracks https://www.museum.ie/en-ie/eventcalendar
+ Variety of Public Tours at the National Gallery https://www.nationalgallery.ie/whats-on
+ Sensory Hour for children 14:00-16:00 Rathmines Library https://www.dublincity.ie/events/sensory-hour
+ Songs In The Long Room – Acoustic Open Mic Session 20:00-23:00 Hynes Bar, 79 Prussia Street, Stoneybatter, Dublin 7 https://www.facebook.com/events/472368905228630
+ Darkey Kelly’s Tuesday Singer Songwriter Night 19:00-22:30 Darkey Kelly’s, Harding Hotel, Fishamble Street, Dublin 8 https://www.facebook.com/groups/915434861959818
+ Downtown Blues Dancing – Weekly Drop-in Classes & Social Dancing 20:00-23:00 Mind the Step Cafe, 24 Strand Street Great, Dublin 1 https://www.downtownbluesdublin.com/blues-dancing
+ Ukulele Tuesday – Weekly Ukulele Meetup 20:00 Stag’s Head, 1 Dame Court, Dublin 2 https://www.facebook.com/UkuleleTuesday/
+ The Comedy Crunch – Comedy 21:00-22:45 Stag’s Head, 1 Dame Court, Dublin 2 https://www.facebook.com/thecomedycrunch
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Dublin Event Guide (for Free Events)
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Thursday 22 October
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+ Variety of Tours and talks at the National Museums in Kildare Street and at Collins Barracks https://www.museum.ie/en-ie/eventcalendar
+ Variety of Public Tours at the National Gallery https://www.nationalgallery.ie/whats-on
?+ Seamus Heaney: Listen Now Again – Family Tour 11:30-12:30 & 14:00-15:00 Seamus Heaney: Listen Now Again, Bank of Ireland Culture & Heritage Centre, College Green, Dublin 2, D02 VR66 https://www.nli.ie/exhibitions-events/daily-tours-seamus-heaney-listen-now-again-0 (R)
+ Tour of the Edward Worth Library – Dublin City Culture Club 11:00 Edward Worth Library, Dr. Steevens Hospital, St John’s Road West, Dublin 8 https://cultureclubdublin.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/shows/873691262 (Booking required)
+ Spooky Storytime (Age 8+) 15:00 Cabra Library https://www.dublincity.ie/events/spooky-storytime
+ Skills for Life: Promoting Irish to The Business Community 18:00 Central Library https://www.dublincity.ie/events/skills-life-promoting-irish-business-community (Booking required)
+ The Richie Buckley Quartet – Jazz 20:30-23:30 Frank Ryan’s Pub, 5 Queen Street, Smithfield, Dublin 7 https://www.jazzireland.ie/jazz-events/residency/the-richie-buckley-quartet-13.html
+ The Workman’s Club Karaoke 22:30 Workman’s Club, 10 Wellington Quay, Dublin 2 http://theworkmansclub.com/events/ |
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+++ Humanarium: Breathe – Exhibition
The Humanarium at RCSI, 118 St Stephen’s Green, Dublin 2 has opened a new exhibition. The exhibition is called “Breathe” and is about the science of breathing. Admission is free and the exhibition (and the cafe at RCSI) is open from 07:30-16:30 Mon-Fri and 10:00-17:00 on Saturdays. https://www.humanarium.ie/exhibitions/breathe/ |
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+++ Feile Splanc
Féile Splanc is a 3-day festival from Fri 16 – Sun 18 Oct that will celebrate Irish language, music, arts and culture in Dublin 7. All events are here https://www.cbhac7.com/splanc You will have to look for the free events yourself because I don’t understand the event page and it can’t be translated with a website translator. |
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+++ LORE Exhibition at Mexican Embassy
LORE is a group exhibition exploring Irish and Mexican folklore through contemporary visual art by the Minaw Collective. The exhibition will be on show in the Mexican Embassy, 19 Raglan Road, Dublin 4 from 09:00-13:00 and 14:30-17:00 from 16-30 October. https://www.minawcollective.com/ |
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+++ The Day The World Rocked: Live Aid – Guided Tour
Every Friday at 14:00 and every Saturday at 11:00 a guided tour of the National Photographic Archive Exhibition “The Day The World Rocked: Live Aid” will take place. Live Aid was a world wide event in 1985 when two concerts took place simultaneously in London and Philadelphia with the intention to collect money to feed the world. Many of the greatest Pop and Rock performers of the time took part, from Status Quo to Joan Baez, Queen to Phil Collins and U2 to Madonna. Discover images and stories from Live Aid donated by Bob Geldof to the National Library of Ireland.
The exhibition is in the National Photographic Archive at Meeting House Square in Temple Bar and it is open every day from 10:00-16:00. https://www.nli.ie/exhibitions-events/day-world-rocked-live-aid |
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+++ Dublin Castle & Chester Beatty Museum closed until January
From 05 May, Dublin Castle, Ireland’s most popular tourist attraction will be closed because of the EU Presidency until 31 December 2026. And from 15 June, the Chester Beatty Museum will also close until January. |
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+++ Dublin City Council Culture Company
Every week, the Dublin City Council Culture Company organises cultural events in venues in Dublin. They are events in addition to the normal events in museums, galleries and other venues. All events are free, but access is by registration only. And these events are POPULAR!! So when I get to checking them out on the Friday before they take place, the most interesting ones are usually already booked out. If you are interested, check them out here https://cultureclubdublin.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/shows |
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+++ IKEA Crafting / Music / Cooking Workshops
Ikea in Ballymun runs a variety of crafting, music and cooking workshops it is always worh checking out. The workshops are free and usually go for 45 minutes. They are always for children, but the age is often not fixed. There are specific Toddler and baby workshops at times as well. Check them out on https://www.ikea.com/ie/en/stores/events/ikea-ballymun/ |
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+++ Some more events
Find Library events here https://www.dublincity.ie/events and Trinity College Events here https://www.tcd.ie/news_events/events/?day=18&month=03&year=2024&search=week
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+++ Storytelling and Toddler Groups at Dublin City Libraries
The Dublin City Libraries have published a list of Storytelling and Toddler groups for age 0-4 across the Dublin City Libraries. You can find it here https://www.dublincity.ie/library/blog/storytelling-and-toddler-groups-dublin-city-libraries |
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And this is it for another week! Have a great weekend and good new week.
Take care,
–Joerg (dublineventguide@gmail.com)
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